Question NW2731 to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
19 November 2020 - NW2731
Gondwe, Dr M to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
(1)What is the (a) current status of her department’s Cyber Defence Strategy, (b) total amount that has been spent on developing the capacity of the specified strategy and (c) number of personnel that have been trained and/or hired to fulfil this capacity; (2) how will the funding constraints due to COVID-19 impact on the development of the capacity of her department’s Cyber Defence Strategy?
Reply:
1. (a) The Cyber Defence Strategy was approved by the Council of Defence.
(b) The Defence Intelligence presents bi-annually to the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI), which includes the funds spend and members trained towards the fulfilment